GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3440, 20 March 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

NOT FIT TO MARRY.

I';\"I‘ERES'I‘ING REMARKS BY

JUDGE.

Rebeived 10.50 a.m.

LONDON, March 18.

Justice Darling awarded one farthing damages, without costs in a breach of promise case in which defendant says he broke his promise because he considered he was unfit to marry owing to ill-health due to the War. He called medical evidence to show he was nervous, subject to paralytic attacks and battle-dreams. Justice Darling said there should be an implicit term in the proposals of marFiiige that the parties are able to m3l'l’)’ without endangering their own lives or risk having idiot Children. Marriage was a very serious undertaking. Children should be considered by thelaw and the State even be-be-f°l'o being born. He believed in this case the children would probably have been wretched and a‘ Iburden, if 110 - -3 danger to the State. There were quite enough such people, IRISH A.'£'FA|RS. _ A COLD BLOODED MURDER. Received 10.50 am, LONDON, March 17. Assassins fired five shof's into the backs of two Irish Constables, who were returning to barracks at 1 Menagh from the Catholic church. One was killed and the other removed to the hospital in a. precarious condition. SENTENCED TO DEATH. Received Noon. . LONDON, March 17. Albert Edward Redfern, formerly an army officexv-_. was sentenced to death for the murder of‘ a Leeds bank manager (cabled 12th December) With a. recommendation to mercy, TYPICAL HUN CRIME. ‘ Received 10.50 a.m. ’ "PARIS, March 17. Germans at W-iesbaden attacked two female typistg attached to the French mission. One died from ‘her injuries.‘ 5 ’ ' ‘ ‘ THOSE ‘TIRESOME RESERVATIONS. "Received 10.50 a.m. ‘ "WASHINGTON, March 18. The Democrats and irreconciled Repllb]l(‘.3llS are united ag-;‘inst Lanroots’ new reservation (cabled 17th March), resulting in its defeat by the Senate. Mr Lodge deélared he will keep the Senate in session until all reservations arc disposed of. The debate will be limited.

MR HOOVER ’ S ADVOCACY.

ORIGINAL AND AIODIFIED VIEVVS

Received 10.10 11.111

NEW YORK, March 13.

Mr Hoover made a statement that despite the feeling of Mr VVilson and his associates that the strength of the League is somewhat undermined by I'eel'inlinations_. they should accept them. VVe and the world should not be kept waiting longer for a settlement regardless of what any of us may think of the provisions of the League, and 'l‘reat_y. The position cannot be treated until the United States comes to :1 eonclusion that she will join the League. The reservations will not des.tro_\- the possibility of «the creation of a potent League in order to mitigate the dangers facing the world. The alternatives for the United States are the continuation of :1 Sta-'i'(“ of war with Germany for another year, or the unthinkable conclusion of a separate peace.

WASHINGTON, March 13

Mr Hoover wrote to President Wilson on 11th April, 1919, advising ag'ainst the 'l]‘-liitetl States‘ membership on Various Col'llll]lSSlOl]s created by the Treaty on the ground that it would lead to vast (lllfi(’.1.lll’l(‘S. and militate agziiiist an efi°lcient League. Mr Hoover stated the following reasons‘ for his attitude:——First: The Fnited States would not participate in G're:'n'lan reparation; secondly, membership would breed acute in-Terna» tional friction; third, the United States would be most effective if she devoted her entire influence to the lA‘n~g‘lle; fifth. Europe would be, Over.'rlesirous to drag the United States into every European political and economic question; sixth, the social unrest in ‘Europe. was "not yet over; seventh, membership would make impossible the independence of the United States as a szreat moral reserve force. Ml-_ Hoover recently issued a statement saying his views had been con-. siderably modified si,ile.c the letter was wri ten.